Around Wellington, February 18 to 20
Monday, February 18
We got going to Wellington close to noon, good highway all the way, about thirty minutes from the motel to near the ferry terminal, but would be more than that during the rush hour into Wellington. We found our way to the Info Centre in the middle of town and even found a place to park on the street while we went in to find out some tourist info on Wellington. We gave up before getting to the head of the long line and found our own way to the museum, Te Papa, and found the parking...

No pictures of me leaving the Phelps place nor any while I was driving for the next few hours as there were gale force winds and my fingers took too long to unclench. I was going to take a picture of the truck in front of me when his two right tires lifted off the grounded but was too busy trying not to crap my pants.
So, they closed the highway shortly after I left it. Went through a number of places that were filming locales for the lord of the rings but me being me, I just didn't care. Anyhoo, I'm now on a computer that is so old it has...